Photos: Shaquille O'Neal through the years

Shaquille O'Neal #33 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks to make a move around Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2010 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on April 19, 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland won the game 112-102 to take a...

Shaquille O'Neal #33 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks to make a move around Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2010 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on April 19, 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland won the game 112-102 to take a...

LeBron James #23 talks to Shaquille O'Neal #33 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during their game against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena on January 11, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

LeBron James #23 talks to Shaquille O'Neal #33 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during their game against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena on January 11, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal celebrate during Game 1 of the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs at Staples. Bryant scored 35 points and O'Neal 24 as the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 95-87. The Lakers swept the series, 3-0.

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal celebrate during Game 1 of the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs at Staples. Bryant scored 35 points and O'Neal 24 as the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 95-87. The Lakers swept the series, 3-0. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

There were rumors of a potential Suns/Cavaliers trade during the season that would have sent O'Neal to Cleveland, but the trade deadline came and went without it happening. Both teams ended up with disappointing finishes to their seasons as the Suns missed out on the playoffs and the Cavaliers...

There were rumors of a potential Suns/Cavaliers trade during the season that would have sent O'Neal to Cleveland, but the trade deadline came and went without it happening. Both teams ended up with disappointing finishes to their seasons as the Suns missed out on the playoffs and the Cavaliers... (LM OTERO / ASSOCIATED PRESS)